the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) | the quality of shining with a bright reflected light |
slightly modified copy; not an exact copy | the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight |
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another | a brilliant display of wit |
the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase | a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash |
| (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle |